Workforce Analyst

For over 50 years, LifeLabs has been Canada’s leading provider of laboratory diagnostic information and digital health connectivity systems, enabling patients and healthcare practitioners to diagnose, treat, monitor and prevent disease. We are passionate about empowering healthier Canadians through accessible, accurate, and innovative diagnostic services.
We are committed innovators, operating Canada's first commercial genetics lab, and the country's largest online patient portal, with more than 8 million Canadians receiving their results online. More than 112 million laboratory tests come through LifeLabs’ laboratories annually, and our team of more than 6,000 passionate, caring, and diverse professionals works together as one to provide high quality testing and results that Canadians can trust.
We know that behind every lab requisition, sample being tested, or investment in technology is an individual and their family counting on us. At LifeLabs, you can make a meaningful impact on Canadians’ lives every day.
Our teams are at the heart of everything we do. We are proud to be recognized as one of Canada’s Best Employers, reflecting our deep commitment to our core values of caring, agility, teamwork, and a customer-centered approach. As part of this commitment, LifeLabs prioritizes the ongoing development of our diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) program to better serve the needs of our diverse workforce and the communities we serve. We continue to take steps to challenge ourselves to act with courage and integrity, and to create an environment where people can be their true selves.
These values are not just words on a page, they guide our actions and decisions every day and have come to define our team culture.
**Status**: Full time
**Schedule**: Monday - Friday
**Number of positions**: 1
**Internal Application Deadline**: 24 July 2025
This vacancy is for an existing position.
**Reports to**: Senior Manager, Workforce Planning & Scheduling
Purpose of the Role
The Workforce Analyst is responsible for the short and long-term scheduling for all Business Units, at a National Level with the purpose of meeting Service Level delivery targets and scheduling objectives. The Workforce Analyst will ensure schedules are created and delivered based on established operating rhythms, while considering established rules, labour laws and CBA regulations within their designated department/functional area(s). They will be responsible for delivering recommendations on Workforce requirements, determining labour/FTE sizing that could result in increased or decreased staffing for our operations based on formal demand planning analysis. The Workforce Analyst will implement best practices in data analysis, forecasting, and scheduling optimization and work closely with Business Units to identify targeted agent/employee behaviors and performance to facilitate productivity discussions.
**Your responsibilities will be to**:

- Conduct regular reviews and updates of forecasting methodologies to ensure alignment with current business needs.
- Perform root cause analyses on forecast variances and develop action plans to address discrepancies.
- Based on KPI goals and business objections in present day competitive market, this role will be responsible for locating efficiencies for the different organizational units and provide recommendations and possible lowered staffing requirements.
- Liaises regularly directly with the Business Unit managers/supervisors and the employees, this role is responsible for ensuring that designated Business Units are staffed appropriately to meet the service objectives of the organization.
- Lead data and statistical analysis to identify and recommend changes to business unit sizing.
- Prepare and adjust schedules based on business requirement (trainings, shift bid process, agent preferences and overtime.
- Generates and assigns schedules using WFM tools based on business requirements and schedule patterns.
- Conduct scenario planning to assess the impact of different scheduling approaches.
- Run workload planners (manage availability, calculate open shifts) and employee shift sets, to ensure employees work the correct days, follow the appropriate shift rotations and the department has adequate and appropriate employee coverage to meet the service objectives of the company.
- Create and manage the call-in list to ensure that appropriate coverage is available.
- Act as a first line of response for unusual early morning situations (break-in, power outage, alarm, snow,) elevating issues that cannot be easily resolved.
- Review targeted employee trends and behaviors and report directly to employee supervisors daily, weekly, monthly based on absenteeism and other Key Performance Indicators.
- Track and review workforce management data, including highlighting trends, performance indicators and productivity.
- Participate in projects that enhance workforce management practices.
- Regular review of Business KPI’